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cos LETTUCE.

To develop its desirable qualities Cos
lettuce must be tied up after the heads
have formed, or else blanchcd under pots.
There Gre, of cour4e, many sub-yarieties
OF the types MenHoAHd; wssic.r arr wss4slasys.
of cultivation, but these represent sorts
that are known to provo satisfactory
under ordinary garden culture, and
therefore are desirable, especially when
only few varieties are grown.
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Tomato Plants Grown ON Trellis.

For a number of seasons seedmen and
progressive gardeners have made claim
that tomato plants when trained on
trellis-as shown in the cut-or with
stakes and hoops, to grow upright, not
only bear a larger quantity of fruit, but
mature it earlier than when left to take
their own course,
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TOMATO TRAINED ON A TRELLrs.

TOMATO TRAINED ON A TRELLIs.
Gardeners who train their tomato
plants also practice pinching back the
side branches and stopping others just be-
yond where the fruit is formed. This
thinning o;l-.nceds to be judiciously done.
A little trash or straw is sometimes
placed around vines trained as described,
to prevent any of the fruit from touching
the ground, tins keeping it in good con-
dition. Any device that will keep the
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Was TiIden Declared President?

Mr., Tildcn was not declared president OF
the United States by congress, but the house
OF representatives made declaration, in the
form Of resolution, declaring that he was
elected president and Mr.. Hendricks vice
president
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An Effective Rat Tran.

The rat trap shown in our illustration
is recommended by The Indiana Farmer
as one which anybody can easily make,
and which will repay for the trouble,
where there are rats about the corn crib,
house or barn.
Take barrel, and cut a square hole as
large as possible in one end, fastening the
portion cut out with cleats. This square
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A SIMPLE RAT TRAP.

piece should be fastened back again as II
was, with a hinge arranged so that the
piece will drop down, and little piece put
on the barrel head to keep it from raising
beyond the level of the head Fasten
bent piece of hoop iron to the trap with a
handle projecting beyond the barrel, and
to this handle attach as much weight as
will just balance the square piece without
anything on it. Suspend q piece 6 cheese
or other bait few inches above the mid
die of the piece, SO arranged that when the
rat alights on the top his weight immedi-
ately tips the trap, and into the barrel he
goes. Fill the barrel about quarter FULL
Of water. ~
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VA can live at home, and make more money at
UuI work for us, than at anything else in this
world. Capital not needed you started
tree. Both sexes; all ages. Any one can do
the WORK Large earnings from first start Costly
outht and terms free. Better not delay. Costs you
nothing to send your address and find out; il you
and Maine
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What is there so excellent as the spec
tacle of an old man who believes in his
fellow men?-Signor Max.
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vines upright, or course, answers essen'
TALLY tho same purpose rs the ones men
toned. hNN#E
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a. a A ? a. to be made. Cut this and return to
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MI of great value and Importance to you,
W Wv / that will start you in business which will
bring you in more money right away than anything else
in this world Anyone can do the work and live at
home Either sex; all ages. Something new, that just
coins money for all workers We will start you: cap
tal not needed This is one of the genuine, important
chances of lifetime Those who ambitious and
enterprsing will delay. Grand outfit Free Address
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~ BLACK SEEDED SlMFSON.
The curled lettuce is subdivision of the
cabbage. There are a number Of varieties.
Some have loose, curled leaves, showing
the habit Of the cabbage, though not
forming solid heads. Others form large,
fat heads with their curled leaves. Such
Q lettuce is the Hanson" The outer
leaves are bright green, with prominent
light colored veins; inner leaves are white
and usually curved and twisted at the
base and very tender and sweet. A popu-
lar cprled lettuce in markets which de-
mand a large loose head is the black
seeded Simpson, the leaves of which are
large, thin and tender. This is very
popular sort in some portions Of the west
for general market use, it being attractive
In appearance, Of excellent quality, and
better keeper than many other varieties.
An ornamental variety that recommends
itself for table decoration-although the
quality Is not so good as either of the
kinds described-is the 'green fringed"
lettuce.
The Cos varieties Of lettuce are of quite
distinct habits of growth, the heads being
long and upright with narrow oblong
leaves. The Cos lettuce, at the east, is
considered quite delicacy, being exceed
ing tender, brittle and highly favored.
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YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN.
A FAlRY'S VISIT TO A LITTLE
GIRL IN A DREAM.

Illustrations and Description of the New
Game OF KingOai, Played by Our Brit
ish Cousins and Greatly Resembling tho
Old Time Sport OF La Grace.
A so called new out door game, recently
described in London Field as "ringoal," is in
reality development OF the old fashioned
game ia grace" which was played by
throwing a light hoop of two sticks The
hoops used in the game "ringoal" are heavier
than were the grace hoops, while the action
with which these are thrown is not the same
as that used in ia grace" In ringoal the
whole strength of the body can be brought
into play.
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FIG l. GAME OF RINGoAL-THRowINa.
1t is possible, with little practice, to throw
the ringoal hoops more than 100 yards almost
horizontally, whereas the old Ia grace hoops
would not travel more than half that number
Of feet, even il described in half circle.
Moreover, in la grace, as in battledoor, the
object Of the players is to keep up the throw
as long as possible, while ringoal resembles
lawn tennis in desiring exactly the reverse.
The cuts show the positions in throwing and
in catching the hoop
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sMfe and eMectunli FAR superior to Lnnsy,
Penn Oxide Package sent securely mailed or
receipt OF 800. COrrespondence confidential
Address DIR. ID. H. Lowe Winste0, Conn.,
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FOR SALE
By Druggists and dealers In medicine generally.

ANTI-APoPLEcTINE is manufactured only by
DR.. F. 8. HUTCHINSON s Co.. Enosburgh Falls, VT
Price, $1.0O per bottle, six bottles for $500.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01
Isn-lnMcn MtntInIIrr.

WASHINGTON, Nov, 27.-The annu.
al report of FIRST Assistant Postmaster
General Stevenson shows that the
number Of pnstoiiices established du-
ring the past fiscal year was 3,04S, a
decrease of 439 MS compared with the
number established the previous year,
and that the number Of offices discun
tlnued was 1900, an increase of $50
over the number discontinued during
the year ended June 80, 1886, The
whole number of poStotfices in opera
ti"n on June 80, 1887, was 55,l57. Ap
pnintmpnts Of p 'Stmtsters were made
during the wear rs follows: On resig.
nations and commissions expired, &.
863 F.; on removals and Suspensions, 2,
584 on deaths Of pnstnAsters. $50 !;
ON establishment Of new offices, 3,043 !;
total number Of appointments during
the year, 1909, 4 net decrease OF .,
go an compared with last year The
number Of money.order Offices in OPP
GRAFTON Juue 80, 1887, WAS 7,745, nm
increase of Al over the number re-
ported the previous year. The report
recommends that the regulation re-
quiring deposit Of so cents tor each
h'stntiice box key he modified by re-
ducing the required deposit to %
cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01
LAND SALE.

By virtue of IN onder OF sale issued
IT, me from the Circuit Court for
Washington county, Tenn, vt it, An.
gust term 1887, will on SATURDAY
THE l7rH DAY OF DECEMBER
1887, offer for sale ut public cutlery, NJ
the Court House door in JonesbOr0,
Tenn, within legal hours, for cash in
hand, all the right, title, claim and in
Irrest that s, I. B00her has in, and to,
her undivided interest in certain
tract "f land situated in the 9th Civil
District OF said county, being the land
uf which Alkaline Simpson was the
owner at her death, and ON which j.
r. Simpson and defendant now reside,
adjoining the lands of JAS II. Dosser.
+. q. Mcclure, Larkin Ford, Nick
Reed aud Others, containing three
hundred and fifty acres, to satisfy u
Judgment that Stein & Marshal ob
ainpd against Ella H. Simpson and
!. T, Bmher, and r. HartSell, stayur,
'efore f. Armstrong. J, p, on the 9th
lay "f February, 1887. for the sum of
S92 "a debt, and $3 65 cost, ION which
here is credit Of $1,000 together
With all cost Of suit, advertiseme
condemnation, notice and sale, unless
debt and all costs are sOnner paid
GEO w. WILLETT, Sheriff
This Nov, Sih, 1887
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

1t may beof some interest to the
public in general, and more praticulAr-
y to those who contemplate building
next summer TO know that q compa.
ny with some means and aome expe.
rience OF manufacturing brick on q
considerably larger scale than has been
heretofore at this place. The name
Of the company is the johnson City
Brick Manufacturing Co.," with
Geo. F. Buss, Pres. Geo. w. Hardin
Sec. P. G.! Hoss, Supt. The board Of
directors consists OF A. A. TAYLOR, ]. l.
Grant, Thos. e. Matson together with
the Pres, Sec. and Sup't. The Com
psny is established on business prin'
ciples andtthe concern will be- run on
business principles and in business
like way. They have already bought
3 heavy boiler and engine and ma
chine on good guarantee that will
turn out twenty-five thousand brick
per day. 1t will be here the first o.
next month. Was bought of Penfeld
d Son, OF Ohio. Contracts have al
ready been made for wood to burr
with next summer. This looks q,
though they meant bushes. The Sec
will answer any inquiries addressed Il
TO him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

The prohibitionists we're defeated
last Saturday in Atlanta by q MAORI
ty OF 1,l22 out Of a total vote OF $500
There are 10 precincts in Fulton coun'
ty, OF which six are in Atlanta. The
ants carried every city precinct and
all but one in the county. The result
was formally declared at noon Mon
day, and under the Supreme Court de-
cisions OF two years ago the law goes
into effect at once. The Council hal
absolute control in the matter OF Ii
cense, and great deal OF interest 10 fell
in tho probable action OF that body
The Council is prohibition in its com
plexion, and a careful canvass Of th'
situation shows that the Council IL
likely to fix the license at $1,000
Those anti-prohibition in the Council
are high license men, and they, will
the other anti men, would like to eel
the license fixed at 81 900. The anti
are not bit sorry that the RESPONSE
bility OF the action, whatever it ma,
be, will fall on the prohibition coun
Gil.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01
Loyal Garter.

Last Monday at special term oil
the county court at Elissbethton il
was decided by vote Of % to s to sub.
NIT proposition to the citizens Of Caf'
ter county to subscribe $4,000 to the
capital stock of railroad to be built
by Messrs. Teegarden 4 Finney from
Carriers to the johnson county line, y
distance OF 81 miles. DR.. Bailey, oil
Bristol, was present and asked for O
postponement Of action until the s. A.
& o. people could submits proposition
but the court refused to wait, almos.
unanimously preierring the other
line. The election will be held on the
Slst OF December when Carter county
will complete her good work by unan.
im0usly voting tho amount asked
The bonds are to be issued in s2O,OOC
amour Is when each ten miles of the
road is built and completed. Til,
company binds itself 70 commsnc,
work in six months and complete il In
ahree years.
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Badly Mixed.

An old gentleman whose natural
grinders were few, employed dentist
TO pull out the remaining few, and
put in an entire artificial set, which
did not fit as we'll as they might, and
ought to have done. but WAS all that
he had To use to masticate his food
Armed with this mAsticatinG power.
he WAS invited to friends to dine, and
the friend had chicken, which the old
gentleman took, and attempt d to re-
duce it to pulp with his new grinders
the result OF which, was in his own
language as follows; "Well took n
mouthful Of that chicken, and began
" chaw but Ms 1 continued chawing
my new teeth and the chicken got st
mixed up, that for the life Of me; !
couldn't tell whether was chawinY
the chicken with my teeth, or thu
teeth with my chicken"
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Washington Notes .

The report Of the Third Assistant
PostmsSter.General for the last fi-csl
year recommends that investigat on
be started ~ once t0 ascertain whether
tie pneumatic tube System--now in
succ essful operation in London. Der.
lin and Paris-may not be economic
ally introduced into the great cities
nj this country for the benefit not
only Of special delivery. hut by an en-
! arged systemnf tubing, for the trans.
mission Of nj ! the great mail. between
the post0ffices and the various postal
and railroad stations.
The director Of the mint in his an.
nual report estimates the stock oil
gold and silver coin in the United
States on November at 1927 ,796, 2l6.
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Garter Ceaasy EasaIsmes.

COkEr Last Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 25th and Goth a delegation Of
teachers and students attended .
teachers institute at Ranges Academy a.,
10 Carter County.
The institute opened promptly at
l o'clock, p. m. with Supt. T. r. NJ.
SmOot, President; G. w. McKamy.
Vice President Miss Alice Shell, Sec.
rotary Prof. i, M. Warren, Critic.
MONT SESSION.
Institute opened at 2 O'Clock p. M,
supt Smoot in the chair. Music.
The supt. consumed about "a Of an
hour on the discussion of the school
law. There are a great many who
don't understand the school lava OF
Tenn.
He said he was trying to inforce ii
in Garter county. All the schools In
each District shall be taught the same
number Of days.
ADJOURNED, SATURDAY MORNING.
The Institute opened at 9 O'Clock q,
m. with Vice Pres, @. NJ. McKamy in
the chair. Music.
Il, M. Shank, g. NJ. Warren and
Jim Warren were appointed to arrange
q programme the days work.
Music, DR.. A. NJ. Martin addressed
the Institute while the committee on
programme was out. Smoot takes the
chair. Writing was assigned to 8. NJ
Warren, Prof. Shanks and others
made remarks on the subject. Geog.
raphy was then taught by C. B. Cook.
The brace system and ways drawing
advocated.
| AFTERNOON.
| Institute opened at l o'clock .. m
Music, The Glory Land.
i The only Objectionable feature in
the institute wss that it was compos'
ed Of Sullivan county teachers and
students.
| There were only three Carter oOun'
~ teachers present and two OF them
were really Sullivan county teachers
| The people Of Carter are behind in
education 10 considerable extent.
1 CoHouo.
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Richason aud VIM. Harrington, and
Mary Bowman TO D. G. Colson, $50
acres, $500.
Landon C. Hoss, to Tom Maloney,
Joe Evans and Tom Hurst, Is acres
5000.
Upton Jobe to H. n. Wilder,
acre, $1,000.
Maloney, Hurst 4 Evans to L, C
HoG, / acre, $500.
Upton Jobe to VIM. Cure, l acre
81, 900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

Thu man who takes a newspaper
and doesn't pay for it will have to go.
The postal law now makes it larceny
to take newspaper from the mail and
refuse to pay for it. A short time ago
an Illinois paper brought suit against
forty-three man who would not pay
their subscriptions and obtained
judgment in each case for the full
amount OF the claim. Twenty-eigh'
Of the defendants made affidavit thai
they owned no more property than
the law allowed them, thus prevent
ing attachments. Then they, under
the supreme court decision and unde'
the postal law, were arrested for petit!
larceny and put under bonds Of $So(
each. All but six gave bonds, but sil
went TO jail Nashville American.
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THIS COLUMN BELONGS
HOSS &HOd8e.
WATCH IT, 1T WILL PAY YOU.


While we relate something Of inter
est to all, we desire to have Il settle.
ment OF all our accounts on our bOoks
whether great or small, Of long stand
ing or short. The old addage Of shorl
settlements makes long friends, We
believe still holds good, and desir,
to he life long friends to all men
Therefore We ask courteously anC
kindly that all parties owing us on ac
count come and settle 80 that we and
they may at last know how the nc
counts stand, We will be glad to see ~
many as We can this month. Remem
Der the accounts that were due Chris
tian & Crockett are due to Christian
Hoss & Hodge.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

John J. LittletOR, the ex-Democrat
but at present Republican candidate
for Mayor OF Nashville, is having
plenty OF uphill work. The leaders
Of his own party including Judge
Frank T. Reid and ex-Mayor Kerche-
val are out spoken against him. Mr..
Kercheval says if the law against va
grancy was enforced "Littleton would
be in the lookup in less than twenty.
four hours"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

e. The Atlsnta Constitution suggests
that Mics Emma Abbott pursue the
even tenor OF her way. The Macon
Telegraph thereupon remarks that
Emma can't do that, because she is a
soprano. Whereupon the New Or.
leans Picayune rises TO declare that
she can pursue the tenor, all the same.
This leads the Columbus Diepatoh to
declare that she can pursue q Tenor
see preacher, AZ least.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

Mrs. Cleveland and General Greedy,
the Arctic explorer, are the best OF
friends. 1t is said that while the form
er was speaking few evenings since
OF the virtues Of the Chief of the Sig.
nal Service the President, who was lis
tening, turned to her and said: "I'm
afraid I'll have to remove General
Greedy on the ground OF offensive par
tisanship" When the listeners-there
were several others in the room
heard this remark they burst into
general laugh, which both OF the speak
ers joined. General Greedy has ne
warmer friend, in fact, than the mar
who thus threatened HMM fun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

At the close OF the last fiscal year
there were 4O6OO7 pensioners on the
pension roll OF the government. Dur
the first four months Of the present
fiscal year, TIE increase Of pensioners
has been l0,64l being the largest in
crease for like period for many years
The increase is 6,s7S more than during
the ike four months OF last year. II
certainly doesn't look as il pensions
were hindered under the present I'D
ADMINISTRATION OF the department.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01


Miss Minnie Barley came up from
Limestone last Saturday to see her
sister, Misc Fornie, who was indispos-
ed. She returned Sunday morning
taking Miss Fornie home with her.
1t is hoped Miss Fornie will coon re-
cover and return to take her place at
Prof. Lusk's school and ell the vacan-
cy in society circles made by her alb.
sence,
Gen. Rosser's lawyer was in Jones'
b0ro this week for the purpose Of in
terviewing the business in reference to
the proposed route OF the Three C's
railroad near that town. We suppos.
cd Gen. Rosser had decided where the
road would 60 when he passed the res
Olution that it would run through Car.
ter's. Perhaps be will call another
meeting Of the directors and pass res
Olutions to run the road by Jonesboro.
These reports ale all TOO thin" the
truth is Gen. Rosser 10 interested in a
company that owns nearly 600 acres OF
land in johnson City.
Mr.. H. Slater, of Leeds, was in the
city last week looking out q location
for large wooden mill. He is not
here now because he found one Of our
citizens with $50 that he was willing
to lend.
The Bristol Courier says OF him
Mr.. H. Slater, of the Conservative
club, Leeds, England, who was SO well
pleased with Bristol as a location fol
an immense wooden factory, did moi
lesve as good and impression as he re
ceived. E.iday, he hired horse and
q gun and went out for hunt. A hoy
brought the horse back from Bluff
City and Mr.. Mort telegraphed 8
friend who secured the gun. The
hotel bill is unpaid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

A customer who WAS not considereu
over prompt in paying his liabilities
called upon u German to yet pair I'll
boots made, the measure was takel
and the boots promised the next FIJI
day. The boots were finished ano
laid away out Of sight. Aud NJ thu
appointed time the customer called ol
his tueton friend with the inquiry, iii
my boots done"
The German fearing he had come
without the cash decided to test tina
TACT and replied. lie pOots ish M
quite tone, put te pill ish mate out"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

And now comes Jno. G. New, the
leading, Republican Of Indiana and
declares that it is useless for the Re-
publiCans to talk Of carrying Indiana
il they nominate Blaine next year.
Notwithstanding this advice Blaine is
likely to get the nomination and
News prophecy is likely to prove
true.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

We have three prices Of very heav!
all wool dress goods of cashmeres anh
serge twill that is good value ut 81
cents hat we are offering to cash OF
pay down customers at 371 cents.
Also good line Of tycoon reps
worth 221s cents at 1871 cents, now IL
your time to buy.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-12-01

The Importance Of purifying the blood can
not be overestimated. for without pure blood
you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs .
good medicine to purify, vitallze, and zurich
tho blood, and we ask you to try Hoods
Dan,,l;a - Sarsapafilla. Itstrengthens
TCNulloI and builds up the system,
creates an appetite, and tones the digestion,
while 1t eradicates disease. The peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
Of the vegetable remedies used give to
Hoods Sarsaparilla pecul- tn l%eAIf
lar curative powers. No ~ 100"
other medicine has such record Of wonderful
cures. II you have made up your mind to
buy Hoods Sarsaparilla do not be induced to
take any other instead. II Is . Peculiar
Medicine, and Is worthy your confidence.
Hoods sarsapari!la Is sold BY ell druggists.
Prepared BY C. /. Hood q Co., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses Ono Dollar
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THE COMET.
johnson City. Tenn. Dec. / 1887.

General Master Workman T. V.
Powderly states that the knights OF
Labor will use every effort to bring
about the government ownership OF the
telegraph.